Caterpillar Profit Falls on Lower Demand July 31, 2020 Caterpillar Inc., the maker of mining trucks and heavy equipment, today reported a lower second-quarter profit after dealers reduced inventory amid slumping demand.
Manufacturing Rebounds With 225,000 Job Gain June 5, 2020 U.S. manufacturing added 225,000 jobs in May as some workers returned to work after earlier plant closings caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Finance Chiefs Move Beyond ‘Initial Shock’ of COVID-19, PwC Says May 11, 2020 Corporate finance chiefs are moving beyond the “initial shock” of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and dealing with issues they can control, PwC said in a report today.
Manufacturers Adapt to COVID-19, Remain Optimistic April 21, 2020 To gage the impact COVID-19 will have on the manufacturing industry, SME Media surveyed more than 700 manufacturing professionals to understand how their companies will begin to recover post-COVID-19.
Fast Retooling Helps Factories Fight COVID-19 April 20, 2020 It wasn’t exactly a sneak attack, but the coronavirus hit the U.S. in March with a force not unlike what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted the U.S. to enter World War II.
Nexteer Makes Face Shields, Components to Combat COVID-19 April 1, 2020 Nexteer Automotive is using its 3D printers in Michigan and Poland to make plastic masks and face shield headbands for help combat COVID-19.
How Manufacturers Can Cope with COVID-19 March 24, 2020 There’s a big new trend sweeping the world, and not in a good way. The new coronavirus goes by other names, including COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2, but by any name it is bad news.
Financial Executives Express Concern About COVID-19 in PwC Survey March 16, 2020 Top financial executives participating in a survey by consulting firm PwC expressed concerns about the impact, including a recession, from the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Sencorp Thermoforming Modifies Machines to Form Face Masks March 30, 2020 Sencorp Thermoforming, a division of SencorpWhite and a manufacturer of thermoforming equipment for over 50 years, announced that it can modify its thermoforming machines to form face masks for the medical professionals combating the Covid-19 pandemic.
How much better off would U.S. be during pandemic with smart, connected manufacturing? March 30, 2020 With automakers turning out ventilators and protective face shields, brewers and distillers bottling hand sanitizer, and garment factories stitching up gowns and masks to fill a yawning gap in personal protective equipment for health care workers, the coronavirus pandemic is shining a million-watt spotlight on the critical role manufacturing plays in society.
